Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-09
1Aila 2ress and 4akataiaa
THE CONNECTING N

A straight Limo II ON Yankton 10 Chi
cAxo, via s.ie Milwaukee.
Sioux City JoV.rnal: The last spike
on the Manila line of the Chicago, Mil
wsukes and st. Paul road was driven
Sun lay at a point about four miles
north OF Mapleton, and Sioux City has
another outlet that will prove OF great
vslue. The line 10 Lightweight miles in
length and its construction has been
accomplished in the shortest time on
record in the history OF railroad build
ing IN the west, when the great amount
OF heavy earth work is taken into con-
slderation. The contrast for the build
lng OF b road, including grading,
bridging and laying the steel was let 10
Harrison d Green, June s. 1885, the
line, to be corapleted by June i, 1887.
About the 8 OF last June the frat
wofklwsssdone. and there has been no
fef-up until the last rail was laid, FIVE
months ahead Of the contract time. Al
before stated, the earth work has been
very heavy, and In building the grade
2,4eO,0O9 yards OF dirt has been moved.
The bridging has required 1900 600 feet
Of timber. Tho line will be surfaced and
ballAsted as fast as possible, and put in.
trst-class shape for operation early in,
the season. although il is not probable
that through trains will be put on until
May, and possibly not until June l. Reg.
ular trains now run from this city as far
- Rodney. A number of the depot
buildings are up and enclosed, and the
others will be rushed along as fast 90
possible. There is q large amount OF
work yet to do An the way of building
side tracks and arranging depot grounds,
bpt no time will be lost in getting this
done % soon As possible Sioux City
busincss men are now making an effort
TO have the new line OF road operated as
: part Of the Sioux City and Dakota di-
vision, the headquarters OF which are in
this clty.. Secretary Badgerow, Of she
Jobbera' association. yesterday received.
q letter from Manager Roswell Miller, in
which he states the management
had both a decided to soper-
ate the new line ~ q part Of
the Council Bluffs division, the head
gRarters Of which are At Marion. MIR.
Miller said, however, that there was no
thought Of removing the present general
offices iroxa this city, and that tho Sioux
City and Dakota division would con-
tinue 20 be under Superintendent
0O0NNy ~ ~ w OQou bunt tu0
proper influences can be brought to
bear on the o1scisls of the company, and
she new line made o part OF the Sioux
City division. Sioux City people have
watched the progress Of the line from
the time OF the FIRST preliminary survey
early in the '70s down TO the present
time. and sael that it 10 asgood deal of q
Sioux City Institution and that BY rights
IL should be operated from here.
A gentleman who has. been for q
number lof years connected with the
company at this place said yesterday
that he thought the line shonld be made
apart Of this division for the arsasona
that,lt could DO thus moro advantage.
ousIy operated, the business Of tho line
being drawn largely from this and
n6sshbofins points, and the
people felt that il should be so operated.
What farther aetiepT WILDE taken in the
matter by the business men Of the city lie
not kneMnsAt PRESENT.